Hat-fastener.



O. THIBLENHAUS.

HAT FASTENER.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 8, 1913.

1,082, 1 80, Patented Dec. 23,1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (20.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

CAD

OTTO THIELENHAUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23,1913.

Applicationfiled February 8, 1913. Serial No. 747,064.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro THmLENIiAUs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Queens, county of Queens, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, of which the followingis a. full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to hat fasteners and the primary object is to provide a fastener that can be permanently attached to the hat: and that is provided with a shield for 18-1 ceiving the end of the fastening pin, and is. further provided with means whereby the pin is moved in a predetermined path to bring the end thereof into the shield.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a side view-of the fastener secured to a portion of a hatshown in section, the pin being con-i cealed in the sheath in nonoperative posi-- tion. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the pin moved into operative position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of the fastener, one end of which is shown in full. Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a view of one end of the fast-ener secured to a portion of a hat and viewed from the inside thereof.

The fastener comprises a sheath (5 which: is shown in the form of a bent tube, and is preferably of circular formation to form a curved body portion adapted for the out-; side of the hat. It is fastened at each end to the hat, a portion of which isrepresented by the part marked 6. Any convenient se-a curing means will answer for securing the end of the fastener to the hat, but in my preferred embodiment I provide a disk or plate 0 having a pair of diametrically opposite right angular claws (Z extending therefrom frontwardly and a hollow throat 6 extending rearwardly. The throat is provided with a flange f at the free end which is folded upon itself to form a groove which engages a flange g on the end of the sheath in revoluble relation therewith. The claws (Z are forced through the hat from the outside thereby bringing the disk 0 at each end into adjacent position with the hat on the outside thereof.

Cam members it are rotatably engaged by the claws. These are formed of a central portion, here shown in the form of a. hemispherical head z' and cam lugs j 7' laterally extending therefrom and having similarly directed cam faces 7c7c. The lugs are circular in outside contour to adapt them to rotate between the respective pairs of claws with which they engage. They are spaced from each other as at Z to permit them to pass the claws when being inserted in place.

These cam members seat upon the portions of the hat backed by the disks 0 and by turning the members in a positive direction the required pressure can be produced to firmly hold the fastener to the hat. The cam members 'j are provided with rearwardly converging openings m-m extending from end to end thereof, thereby providing a continuous opening through the entire fastener including the sheath (4, the throats e and the cam members 7'.

A pin a is given a suitable curvature to adapt it to be easily moved into and out of thcsheath a. In the present instance the pin is formed into an arc of a circle similar to the sheath and is of a length to be entirely concealed by the sheath when drawn into it. The pin is rigidly secured in operable connection with a push pin 0 by preferably securing the two to a cylindrical block 7) slidably engaged in the sheath. A slot 1 is formed through the wall of the sheath to permit the push pin 0 to extend therethrough-in convenient position to be held by the fingers and moved through the slot from one end of the sheath to the other thereby forcingthe pin nout of the sheath or drawing'it within it depending upon the direction the push pin is moved. The pin it is of suitable lengthto permit its free end to enter the opening m when it is moved to its extreme positionout of the sheath as seen in Fig. 2.

The pin n and push pin 0 being rigidly secured to the block 79 and the push pin being confined within the slot r permits the pin 71 to be moved in a positive manner to bring the free end into the opening m.

The disk 0 and flange g at each end of the fastener are preferably in nonparallel planes so that by rotating the disk about the flange its direction may be changed to better suit the fastener to the shape of the hat to which it is fastened, while the flaring of the forward ends of the openings mm and the centralized position of the rear ends thereof always insures free movement of the pin through the opening at and entrance of the free end thereof into the opening m.

In using my device the claws at each end are forced through the hat at some convenient place and the cam members are placed into operable engagement with the claws by passing the latter through the spaces between the cam lugs. The cams are then turned beneath the claws until the hat is securely held between the cam members and disk 0. The fastener is then ready to be used and all that is necessary in its operation is to move the push pin either back or forth as required to move the pin a into or out of engagement with the hair of the wearer of the hat.

My fastener may be used on any style of hat. It is easily secured to or removed from the hat so that it can easily be removed from one hat and placed upon another. By thus securing it to the hat the pin cannot be misplaced or lost but is always ready for use. My fastener does not destroy the appearance of the hat by the numerous punctures that are produced by the ordinary hat pin. It also forms a shield for the point of the pin so that no injury can be done thereby as with the ordinary pin.

Having thus described my invention I claim 1. In a hat fastener the combination with a curved hat pin carrying an angularlydisposed operating pin, of a retainer for the hat pin having a passageway throughout from end to end and comprising a curved body portion adapted for the outside of the hat and having a slot through which the operating pin passes, end portions adapted for the inside of the hat and having flaring tubular chambers forming parts of said passageway and providing receptacles for the point of the pin in its retracted and projected positions, and portions intermediate the body portion and end portions and detachably engageable with the latter and adapted to extend partly on the outside and inside of the hat and having orifices forming parts of said passageway.

2. In a hat fastener the combination with a curved hat pin carrying an angularly disposed operating pin of a retainer for the hat pin having a passageway throughout from end to end and comprising a curved body portion adapted for the outside of the hat and having a slot through which the operating pin passes, end portions having cam faces adapted for the inside of the hat and having flaring tubular chambers forming parts of said passageway and providing receptacles for the point of the pin in its retracted and projected positions, and portions intermediate the body portion and end portions adapted to extend partly on the outside and inside of the hat and having orifices forming parts of said passageway said portions being revolubly mounted on the body portion to change the angularity of the former to adapt the fastener to various shaped hats and having claws for detachably engaging the cam faces provided on the end portions.

3. In a hat fastener the combination with a curved hat pin carrying an angularly disposed operating pin, of a retainer for the hat pin having a passageway throughout from end to end and comprising a curved body portion adapted for the outside of the hat and having a slot through which the operating pin passes, claws connected to the body portion and adapted to extend through the hat to the inside thereof, and end portions adapted for the inside of the hat and having cam surfaces for engaging the claws in detachable engagement and having flaring tubular chambers forming part of said passageway and providing receptacles for the point of the pin in its retracted and projected positions.

OTTO THIELENHAUS.

lVitnesses CARL T. FLAoH, AARoN H. SOHWARZ.

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